Definition of suport

1. support [ v ] give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage toExamples:"She supported him during the illness""Her children always backed her up"

Used in print:

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

it might be pointed_out that the integrating function of religion , for good or ill , has often supported or been identified with other groupings - political , nationality , language , class , racial , sociability , even economic .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

All political interests supported electoral planning , although there are some signs that the inherent uncertainties of a popular judgment led to some procrastination .

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

The fact seems to be that very many large branch stores are uneconomical , that the choice of location in the suburbs is as important as it was downtown , and that even highly suburbanized cities will support only so many big branches .

And if the affection for the suburban branch reflects a desire to shop with `` nice people '' , rather than with the indiscriminate urban mass which supports the downtown department_store , the central location may be in serious trouble .

4. support [ n ] the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessitiesExamples:"his support kept the family together""they gave him emotional support during difficult times"

Used in print:

(Sports Age, 24:9...)

SAAMI 's financial support since 1955 has contributed to the success of this project in education .

(Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)

The 1954 Amendments completely changed the financing of the vocational_rehabilitation_program , providing_for a three part grant structure - for ( 1 ) basic support ; ( 2 ) extension and improvement ; and ( 3 ) research , demonstrations , training and traineeships for vocational_rehabilitation - and in_addition for short-term training and instruction .

In_order to assist the States in maintaining basic vocational_rehabilitation services , Section 2 of the amended Act provides that allotments to States for support of such services be based on ( 1 ) need , as measured by a State 's population , and ( 2 ) fiscal capacity , as measured by its per_capita income .

As is the case with the allotment provisions for support of vocational rehabilitation services , the matching requirements are also based on a statutory formula .

Prior to and since 1960 the rest of the support allotment is matched at rates related_to the fiscal capacity of the State , with a pivot of 40 % State ( or 60 % Federal ) participation in total program costs .

The day following his intervention the palace issued a statement reassuring the citizens that `` the possibility of introducing appeals concerning the establishment of electoral lists , lists of candidates and finally the holding of the consultation itself '' would be supported by the King himself .

As the more conservative group with strong backing from wealthy businessmen , the U.M.C.I.A. was generally favored against the more progressive , labor based U.N.F.P. The newer party campaigned heavily , while the older , more confident party expected the Moroccan merchants and small_businessmen to support them as they had done for many years .

9. support [ n ] a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its missionExamples:"they called for artillery support"

Used in print:

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

You can see it , for_example , in the extensive efforts President_Kennedy has made to enlist solid bipartisan support for his actions toward both Cuba and Laos ; efforts , as I see it , which are being directed , by_the_way , toward support for future actions , not for those already past .

10. support [ n ] something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person or cause or interestExamples:"the policy found little public support""his faith was all the support he needed""the team enjoyed the support of their fans"

Used in print:

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

The entire concept of cerebral imagery as the physical basis of a mental_image can find no logical support .

(Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)

Data on the former are scanty , but there can be little doubt that the latter is sometimes born at a length greater than that of any of the others , thereby lending support to the belief that the anaconda does , indeed , attain the greatest length .

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

The editor of the Daily_Journal warned , `` that if such a demonstration be made , it will not find support or countenance from any of the men whose names are recognized as having a right to speak_for Providence '' .

14. support [ v ] support with evidence or authority : make more certain or confirmExamples:"The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

Used in print:

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

Nevertheless , with a reading public that longs for `` the_good_old_days '' and with an awareness of our expanding international interests , it is easy for the Benets to obtain a magnified position in literature by use of all sorts of Americana , real or fake , and it is easy for the Steinbecks and Sandburgs to support their messages of reform by reading messages of reform into the minds of the folk .

15. support [ n ] the act of bearing the weight of or strengtheningExamples:"he leaned against the wall for support"

Used in print:

(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)

The debris of his other careers was piled everywhere ; a pile of wire cages for mice from his time as a geneticist and a microscope lying on its side on the window_sill , vertical steel columns wired for support to the open ceiling beams with spidery steel cantilevers jutting_out into the air , masonry constructions on the floor from the time he was inventing his disastrous fireplace whose smoke would pass_through a whole house , visible all_the_way up through wire gratings on each floor .

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

Having no choice , he plunged into it , anyway , holding onto the microphone for support .

No fold could be accidental , each turn of the drapery had to serve organically , to cover the Madonna 's slender legs and feet so that they would give substantive support to Christ 's body , to intensify her inner turmoil .

22. support [ v ] put up with something or somebody unpleasantExamples:"I cannot bear his constant criticism""The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks""he learned to tolerate the heat""She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"